captive market

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captive market

n
(Economics) a group of consumers who are obliged through lack of choice to buy a particular product, thus giving the supplier a monopoly
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captive market

nMonopol-Absatzmarkt m
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In a 36-page petition, petitioners led by Bayan Muna chair and senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares said the imposition of the bill deposit against its captive market is illegal and against its duty under its franchise to promote consumer interest.
The proposed 'Rules Governing the Procurement, Execution, and Evaluation of Power Supply Agreements Entered Into by Distribution Utilities for the Supply of Electricity to their Captive Market' aim to prescribe guidelines on default contractual provisions and minimum standard format in order to make the process of power-supply contracting clear and efficient, said the regulator.
The energy official explained that project location, financial closing as well as the existence of a captive market' or anchor load for the LNG import facility had been among the justifications required by the DOE on its issuance of a notice-to-proceed (NTP) to the Uy-CNOOC tandem.
A firm which has a virtual monopoly is allowed to syphon money from a captive market to reward a few wealthy investors.
The situation was worsened by the fact that, with parts of the former Soviet Union no longer ruled from Moscow, what used to be a captive market for petrochemicals was fragmented into a dozen new countries where Russia is one among competitors.
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